Tire armor



Jan. 5 ,,1926. 1,568,581

. A. ALBERT TIRE ARMoR Filed August so, 1924 of a pneumatic tire'equipped with armor in mama Jams, 192

UNITED STATES- mm; a 11mm, or sran'termn, xassacnusn'r'rsf rum mom 1 Application ma m so, 1924. sermno. 135,065.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josarrr' A. ALB-EH1,

a subject of George V, King of England,

residing at Springfield, count of Hampden, Commonwealth of Massac' usetts, have I invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Tire Armorsyof whichthe ollowinghis a specification.

is'invention relates to tire armor, and

consists in the novel construction and assembly of parts described and illustrated Y in the accompanying specification and drawings, and articularly pointed out in the appended -c aims. In the drawings:-"

Fig. 1' is a fragmentary pers'pective view accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is aperspective view of one of the armor units, removed.

gig. 3 isa longitudinal section thereof, an

Figs. 4 and 5 are details of the link connections.

I have indicated at 1 a folly and at 2 a pneumatic tire of standard type.

According to my invention, the tread of f the tire is protected by 'a plurality of spaced transversely disposed armor units indicated generally at 3, which are assembled upon the tire in the relation shown 'in Fig. 1, wherein said units are illustrated as substantially conforming in curvature to i the rounded tread" of the tire and as connected to each other at their ends by the circumfeentially extending series of flexible connections 4 which lie closely adjacent the side walls of the tire well below the tread thereof. Each armor unit stri of metal 5' (Fig. 3) whichisembedded wit in a rubber strip 6. Passing through the strips 5 and 6 adjacent either I end thereof 1s a bolt 7 which clamps a pair of metal sheath plates 8 to the op osite faces of the rubber strip 6. Each 1t. 7 also fastens the split shank 9 of-a' link carrier 1 to each'end of the metal strip 5 with the .shank 9 of said bearing member straddlingthe rounded tubular head.

said strip 5 and 10 thereof projecting beyond the end of said strip and disposed transversely thereto so as to lie substantially 'circumferentially of the tire. I p

Fastened within said tubular heads 10 of the link carriers are links 11 (Fi 4) provided at'theirends withhooks -1 adapted studs being w 3 consists of a central intermedlate'links '13, (Fig. 1), the fasteninglink 14 at the ends of the flexible chain connection'thus provided being formed for quick detachable connection, and said link,

as here shown, having a swivelyjoint 15 (Fi 5) whereby the chain maybe readily hoo ed and unhooked-inapplying and removing it from. the tire.

Prefo bly,;each armor unit is shaped rovide a central flat tread area 16 overlythe, tread of the tire and downwardly inclinedside 17 (Fig.2) overl 'ing the side walls of the tire.' If desire the outer face of the tread area 16 may be provided with traction projections 18, which as here shown are headedstnds set through holes in the metal 5, with the heads of said god in the rubber strip '6 below said metal plane of the traction area 16. of-the tread 'In. addition to their function, as a pro-.

tective armor, the units 3 also insure in-' creased traction. -By using a composite metal and rubber strip 3 sufficient strength is provided in the armor, while at the same to "be e t ed with the apertured ends of 10' strip 5 and the ends of said studs projecting upwardly beyond the since the metal plate 5 is covered Various modifications in the form and construction of my device may obviously be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention if within the limits of the ap ended claims.

What ,herefore claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A- tire armor, comprising a transversely arranged series of armor units, each unit includin a metal strip, link carriers consisting eac of a split shank straddling the ends of the metal strip and a tubular head projecting beyond the strip end and di sed .transversely thereof, means fastemng the link carriers to the armor units, and links fastened within said tubular heads ofthe link carriers and connected to versely arranged serles of armor units, each nmtincludlng a metal strip, (sheaths encloslng the ends of said armor un1ts,) llnk carriers consisting each of a split shank straddling the ends of the metal strip and sheaths and the linle carriers to the armor units, and 'linksfastened within said tubnlar heads of the link carriers and connected to each other cir'cnmferentiall of the tire.

In testimony whereof I a x my signature.

JOSEPH A. ALBERT. 

